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Kelly Maselli teaches Youth to Aspire to Stardom through Networking

LEAP OrganizationClarksville, TN – Kelly Maselli of Gateway Realty & Investment Group, LLC & A+ Property Management shared the importance of networking to aid students in pursing their career goals.

Youth listened intently as Kelly addressed overcoming the fear of rejection and encouraged them to implement some of the timeless principles from Dale Carnegie’s book of “How to win friends and influence people”.

Kelly Maselli teachs LEAP Interns students how to network.
Kelly Maselli teachs LEAP Interns students how to network.

Some of the tips she provided students when networking consisted of

  • Always smile and make eye contact while firmly shaking hands
  • Memorizing and using everyone’s first name so they feel valued
  • Actively listening and asking relevant questions to that you leave the conversation knowing more about the other person than they know about you
  • Keep business cards handy to distribute and collect others cards so that you can follow up within 2 days after meeting them

After providing insightful best practices for students to engage networking in person, Kelly began to educate the students on social networking online. She stressed the importance of being careful o the content posted on social media sites and understanding employers policies about accessing those sites while at work.

“Social networking sites have become very popular among our youth as they seek to explore and define who they are and connect with others like themselves. I appreciate Kelly setting clear guidelines with examples from real life scenarios so that the students could understand the risks involved in placing personal information online. “ commented Richard “Reason” Garrett

“It is my hope that the students leave this class with valuable tools that create opportunities for open communication and help maximize the benefits of the internet while avoiding its potential dangers.” Kelly expressed.

The students concluded the class with an exercise where they were group in pairs and tasked with interviewing one another then writing one positive thing about each other on a sheet of paper that they learned about each other. Each student was given the opportunity to interview the each member of the group resulting in each one having a reminder of all the positive attributes that their classmates noticed about them.

Kelly encouraged the students to fall back on the list whenever they feel discouraged and/or nervous about engaging new individuals for networking purposes.

The next session for this group of LEAP Interns, will be at Daymar Institute and cover Career Search Preparation. Applications are currently being accepted for the next group of interns to participate in the program. For more information on the Youth Career Development Program visit www.leaporg.net

Richard Garrett
Richard Garretthttp://leaporg.net/
City Councilman Richard "Reason" Garrett has gained extensive business knowledge and negotiating skills as the Executive Director of the LEAP Organization.  LEAP Org provides youth development services.  As a licensed realtor for Keller Williams Realty, he is known for his tenacity, perseverance, honesty, and fairness.  A proud APSU alum, Richard graduated with Honors with a Bachelors in Public Management.
Richard is a former active duty Marine, father of 4, and a husband with strong ties to the community. He is a graduate of Leadership Clarksville and a member of Clarksville Rotary, Clarksville Area Ministerial Association, Chamber of Commerce, Clarksville Association of Realtors Public Relations & Charity Relations Committees, and Clarksville Community Partners Group.
For more information on Richard visit www.reason4clarksville.com. He can be contacted directly at 931-378-0500 or via email richard@reason4clarksville.com
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